This list is not for the faint of heart. A selection of releases that we experienced as being some of the most intense unleashed during 2021.

Silhouette blends post-black and atmospheric black metal with delicate female vocals. “Les Retranchements” conveys gothic influences from bands like Theatre of Tragedy, The Sins of Thy Beloved, and Trees of Eternity.

Extreme metal outfit IATT releases the new track and video “Seven Wandering Stars”, featuring Jake Superchi from UADA and a track from the upcoming album ‘Magnum Opus’!

Danish black metal outfit Helge shares brand new music video and single “Depressive Waters”, from their upcoming album “Neuroplasticity”!

Abbath and Watain announces a massive European co-headline tour in 2022, aptly named “Chariots Of Fire”!

Up-and-coming German black metal outfit DÆMONESQ releases the new track ‘Allure and Grandeur’, another single from their upcoming EP ‘The Beauty of Letting Go’!

French underground black metal outfit Hell Militia unleashes the track ‘Genesis Undone’ from their upcoming new album ‘Hollow Void’!

“Trisagion” offers a grand spectacle of how modern atmospheric black metal and funeral doom can be effectively engaging and powerful when merged.